Order picking system and method

a technology of order picking and system, applied in the field of order picking system and method, can solve the problems of less effective known order picking system, and the most labor-intensive and costly part of the supply chain

Active Publication Date: 2016-02-16
ATOOL TRADING LTD
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The system effectively prevents items from falling and ensures accurate picking and placement of articles, even those with irregular shapes, by using a protection case with a gate to maintain items above the bottom portion and a gripper that can move in multiple directions for precise handling.

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Order picking processes have become the most labor-intensive and costly part of the supply chain for any warehouse or retail environment, where the cost of order picking is estimated to be as much as 55% of the total operating expense.
However, for goods having irregular shapes, such as grocery products, known order picking systems are less effective.
For example, articles having irregular shapes cannot be firmly held by the picking mechanism.

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[0025]The present disclosure will be made using specific examples of an order picking system described in the present disclosure. It will become apparent, however, that the concept of the disclosure is applicable to any system for transferring goods from one position to another.

[0026]FIG. 1 shows an exemplary order picking system 10 that takes a product from a source container 12 and places the taken product to a reception container 14. As shown in FIG. 1, the containers 12 and 14 may be boxes for storing products. However, as one skilled in the art would realize, the order picking system 10 is able to operate with any kind of containers, for example, with pallets or trays.

[0027]For example, the source container 12 may hold multiple similar articles, such as grocery products, stored in a storage systems. The reception container 14 may be used for collecting a specific customer's order including different articles that may be collected from different source containers 12.

[0028]The or...

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An order picking system having a system for transferring an article from a source container to a reception container. A article holder is configured for taking the article from the source container and placing the article into the reception container. A protection case is movable between a source position above the source container and a reception position above the reception container. A gate is configured to provide an opening in a bottom portion of the protection case when the gate is in an open state, and to close the opening when the gate is in a closed state. The protection case is configured for moving from the source position to the reception position when the article holder transfers the article from the source container to the reception container. The article holder is configured to hold the article above the bottom portion of the protection case when the article holder is moved from the source container to the reception container.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]This disclosure relates to retail logistics, and more particularly, to system and method for order picking in a retail store or warehouse.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Order picking operations involve extracting specified goods from a storage system in a retail facility or a warehouse, and collecting them, for example, to prepare customers orders. Order picking processes have become the most labor-intensive and costly part of the supply chain for any warehouse or retail environment, where the cost of order picking is estimated to be as much as 55% of the total operating expense. This makes order picking one of the most controlled logistic processes.[0003]Known order picking systems perform effective collection of goods having a regular shape, such as goods packed in rectangular packages. However, for goods having irregular shapes, such as grocery products, known order picking systems are less effective. For example, articles having irregular shapes cannot be firmly held b...

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Patent Type & AuthorityPatents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65G1/137B65B35/18B65B5/08B65B5/10B65G47/91
CPCB65B5/08B65B5/105B65B35/18B65G1/1378B65G47/912
InventorRAZUMOV, SERGEY, N.
OwnerATOOL TRADING LTD